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Church Attractions In Faro

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Faro is a municipality and bishopric, the southernmost city and seat of the district of the same name, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. With a population of 64,560 inhabitants in 2011 , the municipality covers an area of about 202.57 km2 ..
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Church Attractions In Faro

  • 1. Faro Cathedral Faro
    Faro is a municipality and bishopric, the southernmost city and seat of the district of the same name, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. With a population of 64,560 inhabitants in 2011 , the municipality covers an area of about 202.57 km2 ..
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  • 2. Capela dos Ossos Faro
    The Capela dos Ossos is an ossuary in Faro, Portugal, which belongs to the 18th century Carmelite church Nossa Senhora do Carmo. Above the entrance there is the following inscription: Pára aqui a considerar que a este estado hás-de chegarwhich translates to Stop here and consider, that you will reach this state too.The 4 by 6 meter sized chapel is built of the bones of more than 1000 Carmelite monks and has been inaugurated in 1816. It is situated behind the main church and contains also 1245 skulls.
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  • 3. Sao Pedro Church Faro
    The Igreja de São Roque is a Roman Catholic church in Lisbon, Portugal. It was the earliest Jesuit church in the Portuguese world, and one of the first Jesuit churches anywhere. The edifice served as the Society’s home church in Portugal for over 200 years, before the Jesuits were expelled from that country. After the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, the church and its ancillary residence were given to the Lisbon Holy House of Mercy to replace their church and headquarters which had been destroyed. It remains a part of the Holy House of Mercy today, one of its many heritage buildings. The Igreja de São Roque was one of the few buildings in Lisbon to survive the earthquake relatively unscathed. When built in the 16th century it was the first Jesuit church designed in the “auditorium-church” ...
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  • 5. Igreja de Sao Sebastiao Faro
    Igreja de São Sebastião is a church in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
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